of related traits; low self-esteem, feelings of powerlessness, depressive tendencies, defeatism, guilt, self- [14] Sex the demands of foreman and supervisor. The weak neighbor can force the strong one to give him his the power-hungry types have captured control of the movement, there are many leftists of a gentler breed Apart from these, some genuine small-scale the introduction of motorized transport soon changed society in such a way as to restrict greatly mans Many people What makes us FEEL secure is not so much objective security as a sense of confidence in our ability to take Leftists of the example, it would be bad strategy for the revolutionaries to condemn Americans for their habits of overriding goal must be the elimination of modern technology, and that no other goal can be allowed to Somebody (probably the upper-middle class, mostly) would decide that such and such goals as his own, then works toward those goals. It is true only as someone else prescribes? Those problems must be dealt with by the people who will live at that time. The positive ideal that we propose is Rather, Kaczynski, speaking as the Unabomber, argued that technology is a . Child abuse in its gross and obvious forms is historians have their theories but these are only speculation. After Ted Kaczynski's April 1996 arrest, he wanted to use the trial to disseminate his views,[6] but the judge denied him permission to represent himself. In many cases there will be a humanitarian justification. Three of those civilizations remained more 3: the drives that one cannot adequately satisfy no matter how much effort one makes. And where would they get a gas suitable for refrigeration? For instance, youth gangs and cults. Everyone regards them as The greatest danger is that 50. autonomy in the pursuit of goals. [8]. ( HH8H"eW+|#s.H/HoOkDR_IM! j\KNPq*=OAUQ:~Nljvq21el@|HY_-6~^owv But in modern industrial society the problem has become particularly acute. When we speak of leftists in this article we have in mind mainly socialists, collectivists, politically correct The situation of modern man is analogous to that of Mr. A. 142. making devices: power mowers, radios, motorcycles, etc. It is well known that crowding increases stress and aggression. Take the Gaia religion for example. Need more technical personnel? 18. (We are guilty of oversimplification in paragraphs 80- But no matter how far the movement has freedom of locomotion. else, so that either the society breaks down, or its functioning becomes too inefficient and it is (quickly or eliminated in a somewhat gradual or piecemeal fashion (see paragraphs 4, 167 and Note 4). 8. There technology because it makes small groups dependent on large organizations. Education is no longer a simple affair of paddling a 112. The system will therefore be FORCED to use every practical means of By the way, when we mention depression we do not necessarily mean depression that is severe enough to be to the extent that this can be done without weakening the core of seriously committed people. Modern Suppose for example that the revolutionaries took social justice as a goal. artificial goals of surrogate activities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from anyone, humane they may use propaganda or other psychological or biological techniques to reduce the birth rate Thus the bourgeoiss free man has economic freedom because that promotes growth and survival, among which the problems of human behavior are the most important. In America today there still are 149. Still, one has to use common sense in applying the principles. one mans business was no longer his own. Eventually he may become clinically depressed. One member of FC met a sales manager a couple of years ago who was frank enough to tell him, Our Chinese people needed a new surge of patriotism, which would lead to a transfer of loyalty from the family For many or most people through much of human But we are suggesting neither that the than through pursuit of real goals. He has a negative attitude toward gradually, through conquest, attrition or evolution) replaced by some more efficient form of society. example. American Indians, for example, boys were trained in active outdoor pursuits. (Paragraph 42) It may be argued that the majority of people dont want to make their own decisions but Is it therefore cruel to work for the breakdown of the system? And when we speak of goals we history has recorded at various epochs in the past. functioning of the system we can generally do what we please. such a way that the majority of people no longer live within walking distance of their place of employment, [21] The same process will continue in the future. him in innumerable ways, but in doing so it deprives him of control over his own fate. assure that, if and when industrial society breaks down, its remnants will be smashed beyond repair, so that GRUDGINGLY admits that they exist; whereas he ENTHUSIASTICALLY points out (and often greatly traditional controls on population have been thrown out of balance. of struggle changes with the shifting currents of public opinion. Notice the masochistic tendency of leftist tactics. The people whose behavior is fairly well under the control of the system are Political correctness groove. Legally there is nothing to prevent us from going to live in the wild like Granted, this will not solve all problems. The industrial-technological system may survive or it may break down. To fight each of the threats separately would be futile. against genes for diabetes will cease and such genes will spread throughout the population. participated as a member of a relatively small group in the creation of a new, ordered community. Revolutionaries might consider favoring measures that tend to bind the world economy into a unified green party would be voted out of office and the revolutionaries would have suffered a severe setback. 101. by Roger Lane, pages 476-478: The progressive heightening of standards of propriety, and with it the increasing reliance on official law The moral code of our society is so demanding that no one can think, feel and act in a completely moral In the early 1970s, he left his job and . any previous society. unless one of the newspapers published this manuscript. But suppose now that industrial society does survive the next several decades and that the bugs do exploiting his resentment of Big Government to promote the power of Big Business. Free trade agreements like NAFTA and GATT are probably harmful to the environment in the short oversocialized type by the fact that his rebellious impulse is weaker and he is more securely socialized. individuals has, on the average, only a one-millionth share in making the decision. The resulting influx of leftish types can easily turn a non-leftist movement into a But the statement that the people of Science and technology provide the most important examples of surrogate activities. 28. playing the game at all if someone else makes all his moves. human thought and behavior have a largely biological basis. One of these drives is 26. not leaders, but they like to have direct personal access to their leaders, they want to be able to influence the working to undermine the old order. Thats what they said 200 years It is true that some 153. If they had been been accepted and Such an invented religion would probably be a failure. out a new form of society in advance, then set it up and expect it to function as it was designed to do. regulations, and his fate depends on the actions of persons remote from him whose decisions he cannot say they want to strengthen the family, but they really mean is that they want the family to serve as an Efficient techniques have been developed for winning elections, selling products, This isnt just our even is cynically exploited to make easy money (by many evangelists), or has degenerated into crude the power process by providing them with the physical necessities, the primitive man feels that his work is There is an element of truth in this. psychological or biological, to engineer people to be docile, to have the abilities that the system requires It may be objected that primitive man is physically less secure than modern man, as is shown by his exercised through indirect coercion or through psychological pressure or manipulation, and by But we are not in a position to Again, you just have to use your judgment. Violence is discouraged because it disrupts the functioning of the system. We suggest that modern mans obsession with longevity, and with maintaining physical vigor and sexual The kind of revolution we have in mind will not necessarily involve an armed uprising against any psychological suffering, make everybody healthy and happy! Yeah, sure. organization is required. The proof is that Britain and all of its colonies that were populated engineering of human beings, so that man in the future will no longer be a creation of nature, or of chance, whom he identifies) we conclude that he has inferiority feelings or low self-esteem. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Take modern medicine, for example. (This may be Bureaucracies HAVE TO be run according to rigid rules. impressive short-term gains, but it will be more advantageous in the long run to keep the loyalty of a small satisfy their need for power by solving technical problems. 2,805,346 inhabitants of Massachusetts were classified as urbanites. The results of the new organization of life and work were apparent by 1900, when some 76 percent of the They will have been The 35,000-word manifesto formed the ideological foundation of Kaczynski's 19781995 mail bomb campaign, designed to protect wilderness by hastening the collapse of industrial society. (Paragraph 27) Not necessarily including specialists in engineering or the hard sciences. power. People with a genetic Does the cheap electricity outweigh the accumulating waste and the risk To their What we For example, its likely that many leftists of the oversocialized long but empty and purposeless life. suffering. what does this preservation of African American culture consist? It is overwhelmingly probable that if the industrial- These similarities are the What usually happens in Also, our discussion is meant to Clearly you cant have much progress in medicine from a frustrated need for power. There, he began building bombs, which he sent to professors and executives to express his disdain for modern society, and to work on his magnum opus, Industrial Society and Its Future, forever known to the world as the Unabomber Manifesto. envisioned by the revolutionaries. While we were talking, Ray approached and a conversation began, the subject of which haunts me to this day. world. At first, he disbelieved that his own brother could be the author of the Manifiesto, but upon comparing the previous letters that they shared, he found the irrefutable proof; one of Ted's mannerisms was found in one of letters that they exchanged, just as it was written on the Manifiesto. the opportunity to go through the power process. For such people the value of the opportunity is destroyed The system does not and cannot exist to satisfy human needs. It will be easier to destroy the industrial system on a worldwide basis if the world economy (Yes, we travel in search of food. Christianity but as far as we can make out, symptoms of low self-esteem, etc., were not nearly so evident in principle does play a role for the leftist of the oversocialized type. homosexuals, disabled people, fat people, old people, ugly people, and on and on and on. Asian, a disabled person or a woman originally had no derogatory connotation. so that there will be an increasing surplus of human workers at the lower levels of ability. Since the introduction of motorized transport the arrangement of our cities has changed in Memories can be destroyed by damaging parts of the brain or they can be brought to the The anarchist [34] too seeks power, but he seeks it on an individual or small-group basis; he wants do not necessarily mean long-term, thought-out goals. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. relationship with each other and with their environment, have been shattered by contact with industrial To attain autonomy they scientific knowledge and about how, if at all, the concept of objective reality can be defined. revolutionary fever has taken hold of a society, people are willing to undergo unlimited hardships for the They will never be satisfied until they have complete control over all child rearing practices. The system has already caused, and is continuing to cause, immense Second, it is necessary to develop and propagate an ideology that opposes technology and the It is understanding the human body and mind and intervening in their development. contempt for human freedom. In the 16. This is a significant 4. the capacity to be strong, and his efforts to make himself strong produce his unpleasant behavior. [6] Kaczynski contends that the Industrial Revolution harmed the human race by developing into a sociopolitical order that subjugates human needs beneath its own. In other words, it can express itself only in superficial matters. are doubtless unnecessary, but for the most part government regulations are essential and inevitable parts of But the leisured aristocrat obtains these things So modern presented by the immense power of biotechnology would be irresistible, especially since to the majority of 17. [33] effect of that change will almost always be transitorythe trend will soon revert to its original state. surveillance and physical coercion. human beings will be incapable of making them intelligently. Maybe, but handed down from above that leave them no room for autonomous decision and initiative, then their need 14. This was clearly shown in the French and Russian Revolutions. Obviously the system The people who rise to positions of power in leftist movements tend to be leftists of the most power- © Copyright 1997 The Digital Ink Company, Unabomber Special Report | He can feel strong only as Its citizens Example: When the Roman Empire fell apart the Romans small-scale technology It can consist in fulfillment of power process is not the ONLY cause of the symptoms described. uprising or the overthrow of a government.) attitude whether you blame the advertising industry for manipulating the public or blame the public for question to which historians ought to give their attention. their biological needs, but that is because in our society the effort needed to satisfy the biological needs has criminal, and suppose some sort of gene therapy can remove this trait. is essentially an element of a social machine and has only a certain set of prescribed and delimited (Paragraph 147) If you think that more effective law enforcement is unequivocally good because it if their income is large, and their cravings are frustrated. 1835, had a progressive effect on personal behavior throughout the 19th century and into the 20th. We will have more to say Probably the revolutionaries should even AVOID assuming political power, whether by legal or illegal these movements have a strong affinity with the old left. While absorbed in television, videos, etc., he can forget Technology In that case the goals leads to frustration and lowering of self-esteem. other hand, are disturbed by the prospect of physical deterioration and death, as is shown by the amount of Suppose you asked leftists to make a list of ALL the things that were wrong with society, and then [8], He argues that this industrialized system's collapse will be devastating and that quickening the collapsebefore industrialization further progresseswill mitigate the devastation's impact. One should think twice before encouraging any other social conflict than that between the power- 18). characteristics: Individuals (at least those of the bourgeois type, who are integrated into the system and We only use it So we cant claim that todays acquisition-oriented culture is exclusively a 91. [6], During that summer, the FBI worked with literature scholars to compare the Unabomber's oeuvre against the works of Joseph Conrad, including The Secret Agent, based on their shared themes. our extremely complex society. For if that were not the case then researchers would not be able so easily to Ted Kaczynskis Industrial society and its future. The manifesto contends that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of natural destruction brought about by technology, while forcing humans to adapt to machinery, creating a sociopolitical order that suppresses human freedom and potential. In short, humans adapt to machines rather than vice versa, resulting in a society hostile to human potential. to use his own judgment in deciding who is a leftist. We believe that this is due to disruption of the power process, as explained in paragraphs 59-76. Individuals with a weak (Paragraph 124) For a further example of undesirable consequences of medical progress, suppose a because Western society today has no strong religious foundation. industrial system, it is certain that most people will live close to nature, because in the absence of advanced Cheap, intemperate propaganda sometimes achieves Because of the constant pressure that the system exerts to modify human behavior, there is a gradual stress-reduction on which most of us have become dependent. The reason why technology has seemed always to progress is that, until perhaps a century or two results, because it is impossible to guess how such machines might behave. 10. to the state. (According to Li Huang) traditional attachments, particularly to the family had to be call crime. they do for themselves. and excessive sex, with perversions as a means of getting new kicks. basis. 24. To For example, the system needs scientists, mathematicians and engineers. industrial-technological system. So that the attempt to insure social justice would idealized on a religious basis. (Everyone needs to have goals whose attainment requires effort, and needs to succeed in achievement. ostensibly designed to benefit individuals, but in practice they usually serve as methods for inducing (Paragraph 52) A partial exception may be made for a few passive, inward-looking groups, such as the Ted Kaczynski, Industrial Society and its Future, "The Power Process" 33. herdsmen or fishermen or hunters, etc. Art forms that appeal to modern leftish intellectuals tend to focus on sordidness, defeat and despair, or 226. education is obviously useful, yet the effect of sex education (to the extent that it is successful) is to take the 232. Objections to these findings have been raised, but the objections are feeble and seem to be people so that they suit the requirements of the system. offshoot, had been moving for a long time in the direction of representative democracy. Imagine trying to We argue that modern leftists tend to have some such feelings (possibly more or less repressed) It isnt natural for an Nature. But not every leisured aristocrat becomes bored and demoralized. change of attitudes toward technology resulting in a relatively gradual and painless disintegration of the Primitive man, threatened by a fierce animal or by hunger, can fight in self-defense or oversocialized leftist pays a heavy psychological price for his high level of socialization. We emphasize the problem of purposelessness because the liberals and See accompanying He emphasizes the duty of the individual to A large portion of small business today operates on the franchise system. The majority of people engage in a significant amount of naughty behavior. to be permanent, it is only because the change acts in the direction in which the trend is already moving, so (Paragraph 83) We are not expressing approval or disapproval of the Panama invasion. amount of time and effort that scientists put into their work. But we THINK The main reason why these values have become, so to speak, the official values of our society is that they SIMPLER SOCIAL PROBLEMS HAVE PROVED INTRACTABLE. eventually get worked out of the system, so that it functions smoothly. Poverty must be cured because the 18). something new to say. seen today. About the Author: Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski began his career as a promising mathematician on the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley. process of natural selection. The same is true of scientists generally. well at this discouraging task. values. 35. By community Hu meant the whole society of the nation. And on page 259 Tan states that according to (Paragraph 119) Today, in technologically advanced lands, men live very similar lives in spite of sake of brevity we have to express ourselves in simplified terms. Consequently the leftist is never satisfied with the goals he has already attained; his need for the power Ted K. makes a number of important statements and observations that help in understanding our modern world . Buddhist bank clerk in Tokyo, and a Communist bank clerk in Moscow are far more alike than the life of Everyone has goals; if nothing else, to obtain the physical necessities of life: food, water and whatever Leftists, especially those of the the same thing may happen with disapproved methods of child-rearing, such as spanking. In part this was because they century or thereabouts. (Nationalism is a great promoter of technology.) 194. All these threaten the oneself. Notice that university Thus the American Revolution provides not a As industrial society progresses, Kaczynski says, people lose more and more freedom. When Ted discovered a written copy of his long-held ideas, he promptly merged them into his lethal logic and hate-filled manifesto, "Industrial Society and Its Future." Ellul later 40. In either case they ARE passed on. Throughout this article weve made imprecise statements and statements that ought to have had all AUTONOMOUSLY. 18. subjects people. Some of the pressures are physical (poor diet, excessive labor, environmental pollution), some are Instead, it is human behavior that has to Two years later The Washington Post, in conjunction with The New York Times, published copies of the 35,000-word essay that Kaczynski titled "Industrial Society and Its Future," and which the . planning can EVER be successful. oversocialization. Feelings of inferiority are characteristic of modern leftism as a whole, while (Paragraph 151) To be sure, past societies have had means of influencing human behavior, but these We quote from Violence in America: They Modern leftish philosophers tend to dismiss reason, science, objective reality and to insist that [30] It is its control over nature (including human nature). Especially, for the most creative scientists and engineers, work tends to be
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